Introducción

Se usa el pasado perfecto continuo para hablar de una acción continua en el pasado que comenzó y continuó hasta que se produjo una acción pasada posterior.

Por ejemplo:

I	had been running	for six hours by the time	I arrived	at the finish line.
	esto ocurrió primero		esto sucedió después

... or:

By the time	I arrived	at the finish line,	I had been running	for six hours.
	esto sucedió después		esto ocurrió primero

The bus was late. I had been waiting for 30 minutes when it finally arrived.

Forma

Para formar el pasado perfecto continuo se usa:
had / "hadn't been" + "ing" forma del verbo principal.

Por ejemplo:

I You He / She / It We They	had (or: I'd / She'd / They'd, etc)	been	lying	in the sun for hours.
	hadn't (had not)

Had

I You He / She / It We They

been

lying

in the sun for hours?

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Práctica

Complete las frases con la forma correcta del pasado perfecto continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.

.

1)

Because it    for days, the pitch was soaked. (rain)

 

2)

She    the flowers so they all died. (not water)

 

3)

   the computer? (they use)

 

4)

Peter    for a new job for months when he finally found one in London. (look)

 

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Más práctica

Elija la respuesta correcta para completar la frase: a, b, c ó d.
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1)

When the investigation began, the factory ____ toxic waste for years.
 

has been dumping

had been dumping

have been dumping

had been dumped

 

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2)

She ____ her brother's lifestyle for years before she died.
 

had been funding

has funded

have been funding

has been funding

 

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3)

____ on you for a long time?
 

Had they been imposing

Had been they imposing

They had been imposing

Been they had imposing

 

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4)

We ____ the bird for long before it flew away.
 

not had been feeding

haven't been feeding

hadn't been feeding

had been not feeding

 

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5)

What ____ before the meeting started?
 

has they been doing

had they been doing

had been they doing

they had been doing

 

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6)

____ every night?
 

Been he had gambling

He had been gambling

Had been he gambling

Had he been gambling

 

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Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

Submit